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korvamerkki — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • earmark noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.

Senses

korvamerkki is used for these senses in English:

  • ear tag (agriculture) To apply an ear tag to an animal.
  • earmark (chiefly, agriculture) A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
  • earmark A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic) , a mark of ownership.
  • halfpenny (chiefly, Australia, US, agriculture, archaic) A usually semicircular earmark made in the ear of a livestock animal.

earmark — full definition

  1. noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
  2. noun A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
  3. noun An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
  4. noun Specifically, a designation by the Congress that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.

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